GeForce GT 740A vs GeForce GTX 1050 mobile

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing GeForce GT 740A and GeForce GTX 1050 mobile. Here you can take a closer look at graphics cards specs, such as core clock speed, memory type and size, display connectors, etc. The price, overall benchmark and gaming performances are usually defining factors when it comes to choosing between GeForce GT 740A and GeForce GTX 1050 mobile. Make sure that the graphics card has compatible dimensions and will properly fit in your new or current computer case. Also these graphics cards may have different system power recommendations, so take that into consideration and upgrade your PSU if necessary.

GeForce GTX 1050 mobile is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: GeForce GTX 1050 mobile is only used in laptop graphics. It has lower GPU clock speed compared to the desktop variant, which results in lower power consumption, but also 10-30% lower gaming performance. Check available laptop models with GeForce GTX 1050 mobile here:

Main Specs

  GeForce GT 740A GeForce GTX 1050 mobile
Power consumption (TDP) 33 Watt 75 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x8 PCIe 3.0 x16
Memory type DDR3 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 4 GB
Display Connectors No outputs No outputs
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  • GeForce GTX 1050 mobile has 127% more power consumption, than GeForce GT 740A.
  • GeForce GT 740A is connected by PCIe 3.0 x8, and GeForce GTX 1050 mobile uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
  • GeForce GTX 1050 mobile has 2 GB more memory, than GeForce GT 740A.
  • GeForce GT 740A is used in Desktops, and GeForce GTX 1050 mobile - in Laptops.
  • GeForce GT 740A is build with Kepler 2.0 architecture, and GeForce GTX 1050 mobile - with Pascal.
  • Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 1050 mobile is 374 MHz higher, than GeForce GT 740A.
  • GeForce GT 740A is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and GeForce GTX 1050 mobile - by 14 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of GeForce GTX 1050 mobile is 5208 MHz higher, than GeForce GT 740A.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 0−1 21−24
ultra / 1080p 14−16
QHD / 1440p 0−1 8−9
4K / 2160p 6−7
low / 720p 1−2 40−45
medium / 1080p 0−1 27−30
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 1050 mobile in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 4100% more, than GeForce GT 740A.

Full Specs

  GeForce GT 740A GeForce GTX 1050 mobile
Architecture Kepler 2.0 Pascal
Code name GK208 GP107B
Type Desktop Laptop
Release date 26 August 2013 3 January 2017
Pipelines 384 640
Core clock speed 980 MHz 1354 MHz
Boost Clock 1493 MHz
Transistor count 915 million 3,300 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 14 nm
Texture fill rate 31.36 59.72
Floating-point performance 752.6 gflops
Memory bus width 64 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 1800 MHz 7008 MHz
Memory bandwidth 14.4 GB/s 112 GB/s
Shared memory -
G-SYNC support +
DirectX 12 (11_0) 12 (12_1)
Shader Model 5.1 6.4
OpenGL 4.6 4.5
OpenCL 1.2 1.2
Vulkan 1.1.126 1.2.131
CUDA 3.5 +
CUDA cores 640
Bus support PCIe 3.0
Multi monitor support +
HDCP 2.2
Laptop size large
GameStream +
GPU Boost 3.0
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